Curtain-fixture.



L. P. & W. G. VOGT.

- CURTAIN FIXTURE. APPLICATION nun IEB.16,1909.

Patented June 21, 1910.

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LILLIAN F. VOG'I AND WILLIAM G. VOGT, OF PINEGROVE, MONTANA.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 21, 1910.

Application filed. February 16, 1909. Serial No. 478,294.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LILLIAN F. Voor and WILLIAM G. VOGT, citizens of the United States, residing at Pinegrove, in the county of Fergus, State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention has reference to improvements in curtain-poles, and more particularly to poles of the slitted or channeled type, wherein the curtains or other drapery are fastened to the pole by means of clasps fastened to depending hangers whose heads are disposed within the channel or slit, thus dispensing with the rings, pins, and similar devices ordinarily employed.

It is the object of this invention to improve the construction of the pole by providing the same with a removable track located directly above the slot or channel, and also to improve the hangers by providing each with a pair of anti-friction rollers arranged to travel upon the track, thus permitting the hangers to be readily and easily moved in either direction to adjust the folds of the curtain.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals throughout the several views.

Of the said drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete invention, the pole being shown partly in section. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmental longitudinal section taken horizontally through Fig. 2, on the line 33 thereof, the hangers being omitted. Fig. 4 is a detail View of one of the hangers.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 7 designates a hollow rod or tube of sheet metal which is slit longitudinally from end to end, and is subsequently slightly expanded so as to dispose the longitudinal edges of the slit in spaced relation to each other and thus form a channel 8 which communicates with the bore of the tube throughout its entire length. This tube serves as the pole of the fixture and will be so termed hereinafter.

l/Vithin the pole is located a removable longitudinal track comprising a pair of parallel wires 9 disposed upon opposite sides of the slit or channel 8, the ends of the wires being bent around the end edges of the pole, as indicated by the numeral 10.

The curtain or other drapery 11 is attached to the pole by means of a series of depending hangers 12. Each of these hangers, as shown in Fig. 4, includes a straight body portion or stem 13 formed at its lower end with a pair of claws 14, and provided at its upper end with a pair of cups 15, each cup having a spherical anti-friction roller 16 fitted therein. The upper portion of each hanger projects through the slit or channel 8, as shown in Fig. 2, and the cups secured to the end of such portion are arranged in alinement with each other, transversely of the pole, so as to permit the rollers to rest upon the upper faces of the wires. The hangers may therefore be readily moved bodily in either direction along the track, as will be apparent. The cups are preferably secured to the ends of a strap 17 to whose central portion the upper terminal of the hanger stem 13 is fastened.

The claws of each hanger are designed to engage a clasp 18 or other suitable fastening device, to which the upper edge of the curtain is arrangedv to be attached, the folds of the curtain being adjusted by moving the hangers in the proper direction. These claws are preferably formed of spring metal, so as to permit them to be released from engagement with the clasps, in the event of any injury to the latter.

What is claimed is 1. A curtain fixture, comprising in combination a longitudinally-slitted hollow pole, a pair of parallel track members disposed upon opposite sides of said slit, said track members being formed of metal rods having their ends bent upon themselves to grip the pole to secure the track members in place, a series of depending hangers having their upper portion located upon the track members and spanning the slit, and their ends slidably engaged with the track members, and a depending member carried by the upper portion of each of the hangers projecting between said track members and through said slit.

2. A curtain fixture comprising in combination, a longitudinally-slitted pole; a longitudinal track located within the pole and comprising a pair of parallel wires disposed roller disposed Within each cup and arranged to travel upon the upper face of the adjacent Wire. 7

In'testiniony whereof, We 'aifix our signatures, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

LILLIAN F. VOGT. WILLIAM G. VOGT.

Witnesses:

G. W. C0011, M. L. COOK. 

